About the course

Session 1: Preparatory class: Q & A on presentations (19 October)

Session 2: Introduction (28 October)

Session 3: Realism/Liberalism (28 October)

Session 4: Social Constructivism (28 October)

Session 5: An imperial president? The executive branch and presidential leadership (29 October)

Session 6: The “deep state” and Bureaucratic Politics (29 October)

Session 7: Polarization and the power of Congress (29 October)

Session 8: Burden-Sharing & U.S.-Europe relations (29 October)

Session 9: U.S.-China Policy: U.S.-China trade war (30 October)

Session 10: Two-Level Diplomacy & U.S.-Iran Policy (30 October)

Session 11: U.S.-Climate Policy: The Paris Agreement (30 October)